UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Iran is ready to end its nuclear standoff with the West, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, while calling for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine through
Demonstrators gather during a protest against Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon during a rally near the White House in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Purchase Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Protesters in some U.S. cities demonstrated
Britain’s foreign ministry said late Tuesday that it is sending 700 British troops to Cyprus as it prepares “contingency plans” for its citizens in Lebanon as Israel’s attacks on the country intensify. In a statement, it urged British nationals to
Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved Sri Lanka’s parliament and called for an election on 14 November. The country’s new leader, fresh off a weekend presidential victory, hopes this election will consolidate his power. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered voters a break with the established political order Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn into office, promising “clean” politics as the country recovers from its worst economic crisis. The left-leaning Dissanayake has
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Smoke rises from Jabal al-Rihan, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 21, 2024. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher Purchase Licensing Rights Israel army says it hit 290 targets, destroying rocket launchers Hezbollah
Smoke rises in the sky after shelling at the Russian border, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Sumy region, Ukraine August 10, 2024. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Iran did not include mobile launchers with the
The Israeli military on Friday said its air strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut killed top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil and other senior commanders of the movement’s Radwan special forces. Hezbollah has not confirmed the killing. The massive strike